Adaptive Transmission Planning: Implementing a New Paradigm for Managing Economic Risks in Grid Expansion

Jonathan Ho, Benjamin Hobbs, Qingyu Xu, Pearl Donohoo, Saamrat Kasina, Jasmine Ouyang, Sang Park, Joseph Eto, Vijay Satyal

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Abstract

The problem of whether, where, when, and what types of transmission facilities to build in terms of minimizing costs and maximizing net economic benefits has been a challenge for the power industry from the beginning-ever since Thomas Edison debated whether to create longer dc distribution lines (with their high losses) or build new power stations in expanding his urban markets. Today?s planning decisions are far more complex, as grids cover the continent and new transmission, generation, and demand-side technologies emerge.

Original languageAmerican English
Article number7491446
Pages (from-to)30-40
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Power and Energy Magazine
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2016

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NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/JA-6A20-66807

Keywords

  • demand side management
  • electricity supply industry
  • power grids
  • power stations
  • power transmission planning

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